Merit Badge of the Week: Rifle Shooting

Each Week We Will Spotlight One Merit Badge

Unless a rifle is handled incorrectly or recklessly, it is not dangerous. A rifle, like any other precision instrument, is manufactured to perform a specific task and can do so at no risk to the user or others. By earning this badge, Scouts can develop their shooting skills while learning safe practices.

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Boy Scout Facts

For every 100 boys who join Scouting, 1 will use Scouting skills to save his own life, and 1 will use Scouting skills to save the life of another person.

2011 Colonial Classic

Come join us for our 2011 Colonial Classic Sporting Clays Tournament. The event will kick-off Friday, November 18th for a dinner reception and auction at the Yoder Barn. On Saturday, November 19th we will have the Clay Target Shoot at Bayport Scout Reservation. We invite adults to sign up for either night, or for both. For more information about the event, and how to register visit www.cvcboyscouts.org/colonialclassic

Fall Fest 2011

Registration for Fall Fest 2011 is still going on. Please click here to join us on October 22nd for all the fun and exciting events we have planned.

Leave No Trace

Today, use of designated wilderness areas has increased from 4 million people in 1964, to 7 million people in 1974, to 15 million in 1984, 21 million in 1994, and nearly 30 million expected users in 2000. That’s a 750 percent increase in 30 years! As cities grow and populations encroach upon wild lands and recreation areas, we must do more than just pick up the litter and extinguish campfires. We must learn how to maintain the integrity and character of the outdoors for all living things. Leave No Trace is not simply a program for visiting the back country, it is an attitude and a way of life.

Quality Unit Program

U.S. Flag Retirements

The United States Flag Code states: "The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning. The Colonial Virginia Council has a large number of flags that need to be retired. If your unit would/could run a flag retirement ceremonies and help us to properly retire these flags, please stop by the Council office to pick up some flags. Attached are two different flag retirement ceremonies you can use. Ceremony #1orCeremony #2